D. Not until tomorrow.
10. A. The woman is worried about the man’s work.
B. The woman has been looking for a job.
C. The woman can’t help the man with his paper.
D. $225.
7. A. Because he wants to meet the woman’s cousin.
B. Because he doesn’t know where she was during the holiday.
C. Because the woman doesn’t want him to join her.
D. The man is very busy writing his paper.
Section B Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a short
passage. The passage will be read only once. At the end of
big as a room.
C. It can be made smaller than a book. D. It was simple
in construction..
12. A. The memory chip.
B. The electric
cell.
C. The TV set.
D. The silicon “chip”.
Passage 1
Having raised eight children of my own, I know the dilemma parents face. In a world increasingly hostile to children, we want to show we care by acting on our loving impulses, which usually means spending. But when our kids came home asking for the latest designer wear, my wife and I knew we had to say “no” more often than not. Of course, deciding to have no TV in the house was the first real breakthrough; I doubt we would have won this battle without freeing ourselves from its influence.
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Part II. Reading Comprehension (30 points) Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
___________________________________. Conversation is not
really a means of learning new words and expressions, but one of practicing in hearing and reproducing what we have already learned.(10) ___________________________________________________________ __
B. It is getting smaller and smaller all the time.
C. It will not tire.
D. It can be used at home as well as at office.
15. A. Computers have changed a lot.
C. He doesn’t care about their plan.
D. He doesn’t want to change their plan.
5. A. Waitress.
B. Cook.
C. Salesgirl.
D. Bank clerk.
6. A. $150.
B. $200.
C. $175.
linguistic drawbacks. It (5) ________ well to talk of “picking
up a language” by ear in the country (6) ________, but most
good (7)________ will make known that they learn nearly
C. The man doesn’t know the way to downtown.
D. The man doesn’t know how to get to the National Park.
9. A. During dinner.
B. Before dinner.
C. After dinner.
D. Because the woman goes to her cousin’s place too often.
8. A. The man wants to find a place to park his car.
B. The man wants to park his car in the National Park.
the passage you’ll hear five questions about what was said.
Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.
11. A. It was easy to handle.
B. It was as
B. Computers are changing our lives.
C. Computers are small electric circuits.
D. Computers will replace man someday.
Section C Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen again. When the first part of the passage is being read, you should fill in the missing words during the pause at each blank. After listening to the second part, you are required to write down the main points according to what was said. Check your answers when the passage is read the third time.
The (1) ________ method of learning a language almost (2)
________ implies residence in the country where the language
is (3) ________. But residence (4) ________ has also its own
13. A. It can store large amounts of information.
B. It can operate very quickly.
C. It can be built into other machines.
D. All of the above.
14. A. It can remember things.
________________________________________, for it is very difficult to overhear the native speakers asking each other questions which will serve as patterns for our own. (11) ___________________________________________________________ ________
As a child, I grew up in what I now see was poverty. For the first few years of my life, I ate only the smallest amount. Yet, I would find it hard to imagine a happier childhood. Why? Because my parents gave us children time and attention on a daily basis. For instance, no mater how busy they were, they tried to eat breakfast with us before we went off to school each morning.